Tony Lee Glenn Detailed History (Employment & More)

1982-1986 – Began Mars Hill College on partial athletic (football) scholarship and academic (Marshbanks-Anderson) scholarship. Injury led to end of athletic pursuits.
Began as biology major, then switched to English/Communications (with journalism, public speaking, feature writing as well as world, English, and American Literature concentration.
Served as Student RA, English & Logic tutor, radio disc jockey, intramural basketball & other activities.
Won Evelyn Anderson outstanding English Student award & scholarship
Completed successful internship in television promotions at 13WLOS-TV in Asheville, NC.
Graduated Magna Cum Laude GPA 3.81/4.0, BA in English/Communications (class rank 11/261)

1986 – Accepted to Campbell University School of Law, but decided not to attend after extended conversations with many attorneys

1986 – Began employment in management program with Brendles, Inc. department stores. Was chosen for specialized training in recruitment & personnel, helping staff new stores.

1988-1991 – Accepted position of Director of Personnel Services at Mayland Community College (Mitchell, Avery, Yancey counties) in western NC. Also served as Safety Director and EEO Compliance Officer.

2005-2011 – Director of Television Ministry at Woodlawn Baptist Church in Conover, NC. Directed and produced weekly television shows for WHKY-TV14 in Hickory. Also produced a weekly AM radio show for broadcast in Catawba Valley.

2010-2011 – Blue Ridge HealthCare contracts with Wilkes Regional Medical Center. I am assigned additional web development and video production work. For budgetary reasons contract is not renewed after first year.

2014 – January – November – Promoted to Corporate Web Team for Carolinas HealthCare System (parent organization for Blue Ridge HealthCare and Cleveland County HealthCare System).

2014 – November – August 2016 – Accepted Marketing Manager position with Mission Health in Asheville. I oversee marketing for the multi-award-winning Heart Program at Mission Health, and also lead marketing initiatives for the Blue Ridge Regional Medical Center in Spruce Pine, NC. In this position I manage marketing budgets and projects to promote services in primary, tertiary and quaternary markets, including web development, video production, social media, corporate communications, media relations and more.

2016 – August – Present – Accepted Digital Media Manager position at Carolinas HealthCare System Blue Ridge in Morganton and Valdese, NC. I am the system’s video production specialist, website designer, photographer and social media manager. I serve two hospitals, two health and rehabilitation centers, a retirement community, wellness center, three urgent cares, free-standing pain management and diagnostic imaging centers, as well as over 30 physician practices.

More Tony Lee Glenn Facts

About my employment with Carolinas HealthCare System, parent company of my long-time employers– Blue Ridge HealthCare (BRHC) and Cleveland County HealthCare System (CCHS) is the second largest healthcare organization in America (after the Veteran’s Administration Hospitals). They operate over 900 healthcare locations with more than 7,400 patient beds. Their $7.7 billion corporate budget places them high among Fortune 500 companies.

Details about my responsibilities – Although some portions of my job now consume more time than others, these are the functions I have filled in the Marketing & Public Relations Department:

Video Production (shooting, editing, producing) for television, theater and internet advertising and education/information. I use high-definition flash-memory camcorders, steadicam, Cobra-Crane II, Orbit Dolly. I record enhanced audio with Zoom H2 recorders. I edit with Adobe Premiere Pro software, and create special effects with Adobe After Effects. I build Blu-ray and DVD content with Adobe Encore software. I favor a relaxed interview style. I shoot interviews with patients and medical staff, surgical videos, documentary-style videos, advertisements, educational videos and others as required. Very experienced with green and blue screen videography.

Website Design & Maintenance – development and upkeep of over two dozen system internet sites. For web design I use Adobe Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Photoshop, and a varied collection of plug-ins & widgets. I’m familiar with advanced HTML, HTML5, DHTML, CSS, javascript, etc. I also use WordPress and other CMS platforms.

Digital Illustration including illustrations for medical procedural publications, hospital and practice location maps and more

About my freelance business (Valley Graphics & Video Production) – It’s hard for me to precisely remember when I first earned money as a freelance graphic designer, though I think it dates back to about March of 1993. Since opening that door I’ve worked on a staggering variety of projects. I have a sample portfolio that can only be carted around in a wheelbarrow – and that’s just the printed stuff. There are also hundreds of web projects and countless videos and photo shoots.

How did I learn to do it all? Looking back it’s hard to explain. I seem to have a talent for mastering a skill and then moving on to another, then another. My freelance projects have all come via word-of-mouth. I’ve never advertised myself, for fear of over-extending my already over-extended existence.

Although I’ve had a few clients who have been difficult and hard to please, I’ve always given my best effort, conducting myself professionally – and I think they appreciate that. My freelance work has included:

Audio Production – editing for radio, sound on hold, and voice-over video, using multi-track software including Audition, Sonar, Soundbooth, Ableton Live, Digital Juice Stacktraxx, Digital Orchestrator Pro, etc. As a musician I have scored and recorded many original music compositions for video and audio advertisements, dramatic performances, musicals, etc.